species 16,542 observations
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Field notes
Supports All
22
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Yucca Giant-skipper, Ursine Giant-Skipper, Eastern Yucca Moth, Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth
9
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeoderopsis guttifera
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dogwood-Milkweed Aphid, Tablelands Sun-Singer
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Banded Garden Spider, Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Rough Harvester Ant, Bearded Carpenter Ant
9
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eupelmus
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.